Heat scorches 12 provinces
By Wang Qian in Beijing and Ji Jin in Chongqing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-06-20 07:37
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Students use an umbrella to stay cool in Suichuan county, Jiangxi province, where the temperature reached 38 C on Wednesday. Xiao Yuanpan / for China Daily |
In a rare June heat wave, 12 provinces saw temperatures soar above 35 C on Wednesday while high temperature alerts were issued by the national weather forecaster.
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